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A89135	Antichrist in man the Quakers Idol. Or a faithfull discovery of their ways and opinions by an eye and ear-witness thereof. Together with an answer and confutation of some dangerous and damnable doctrines justified, in a paper sent by them unto me: as also one of them taken with a lie in his mouth before the magistrates. / By Joshuah Miller, a servant of Christ in the work of the Gospel.	Miller, Joshua, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing M2061; Thomason E868_1; ESTC R207650	27,464	39

ANTICHRIST IN MAN THE Quakers Idol Or a faithfull discovery of their ways and opinions by an eye and ear-witness thereof TOGETHER With an Answer and Confutation of some dangerous and damnable Doctrines justified in a paper sent by them unto me As also one of them taken with a lie in his mouth before the Magistrates By JOSHUAH MILLER a Servant of Christ in the work of the Gospel Be not carried about with divers and strange Doctrines Hebr. 13.9 As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses so did these resist the truth 2 Tim. 3.8 9. Desiring to be Teachers of the Law understanding neither what they say or whereof they affirm 1 Tim. 1.7 If any man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue his religion is in vain James 1.26 London Printed by J. Macock for L. Lloyd and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Castle in Corn-hil 1655. To all that beleeve Salvation and Justification by the death and resurrection of Christ which he in his own person performed as a full satisfaction for all their sins past present and to come especially to the real Beleevers in the County of Glamorgan DEarly beloved in the Lord although many of my Brethren have taken in hand to declare the Spirits Ways and Opinions of these poor deluded people which are so satisfactory that I confesse it were but superfluous in me to add more to the Presse Yet when I seriously ponder that this may appear where those Books have not been divulged And sometimes I am apt to think that a few leaves from one known in each Country may tend more to the satisfaction of the people therein then from a stranger though for my part I am the weakest unworthiest of all for this work but seeing Providence hath cast me in that place where I have had more converse with and knowledge of them then many others I intend this Book principally for the sakes of the people where I live And truly I am necessitated to appear thus openly in respect of the lies and false rumours abroad and for the truths sake which seeks no corners Oh Beloved remember that these are the last times and this is the most insinuating depth of Antichrist that ever was Indeed in the Ranters the Divel appeared as he is black but I fear the white Divel is too near these Was he not in the Pharisees and yet they were devout men now may he be called trans-formed into an Angel of light The Lord help you to continue in the faith till Christ comes keep your Lamps burning study more the deceitfulnesse of your hearts try Doctrines by the Spirit and Scriptures together be not hasty to hear every one or every thing frequent more the society of Gospel Saints hold fast Prayer in the holy Spirit waiting upon God in his Ordinances And in so doing you are in the safest way for instruction Your servant in the Lord Christ JOSHUAH MILLER From my house at Cardiff the 20 of Octob. 1655. ANTICHRIST in MAN THE Quakers Idol GOD hath given us of this Island several warnings for this many years both outwardly in the Kingdomes of men and inwardly in the Kingdome of Christ the former we have for this many years felt the smart thereof and yet are we like the man that sleeps on the top of a Mast Grey hairs are upon the head of this Nation for our murmurings ingratitude not living holy to our liberty injoyed but O sad indeed is the warnings in his spiritual Kingdome What talk we formerly had of letting up Christ in our hearts in our houses in the Camp in the Court but hath not many like Baruch been seeking great things for themselves and forgot crucified Christ O! ye Magistrates can you see Christ bleeding a fresh every day in City Town Village Country speared by Oaths Lying Drunkennesse Prophanation of the Lords day Whoredomes Blasphemies are you Christian Magistrates and will not step in to punish such Offenders O! ye Saints can you hear the most abhominable errours vented and neither pray against nor weep over them Where is the ancient zeal of David to the Temple of John against Jezebel of Paul against the Athenians of John against Antichrist can you bid God speed to Christs enemies and not shed a tear for that O let us of England look into our hearts and examine what 's the cause of these spiritual judgements now among us these people called Quakers are to me the saddest and most deplorable spectacles of revolted Professors that ever I have heard or read of since my knowledge of them I find the Book called the perfect Pharisee a most notable yet lamentable description of them I will in the subsequent lines give you a short yet faithfull relation of their ways opinions and carriages not from other mens Books but for the most part upon personal knowledge and what else upon evident witnesses And herein my desire is to give a testimony to the truth of Jesus so far as I have had converse with them And first I shall answer that common objection amongst them namely they say a great power of God goes with them that carries them out against sin And therefore hence they infer that their way is of God Wherefore I will first answer this before I enter upon the manifestation of their ways and Doctrines I answer this two ways First I say Greatnesse of power in man is no argument of divine goodnesse or true religion if their principles and Doctrines be haetrodox the Divel is said to be of great power we wrestle against principallities and powers Eph. 6.12 yea he is said to work mightily that is with forcible and strong impulsions on the spirits of men therefore the Scripture must try all such strong motions or else God knows whither such strong powers will lead A mighty power hath gone with the Turk to inlarge both his Dominion and Religion yet I hope that 's no argument his religion is of God read that word in 2 Thess 2 10.11 it s said the Lord shall send them strong delusions to beleeve a lie the reason he gives you in the preceding verse yet this strong delusion is Satans Throne And this makes me the lesse to wonder at that spirit by which they are drawn forth But secondly they say this power is of God because it leads them out against sin to this I answer that herein they may be mistaken for I question not but Satan may have his Throne in the heart and yet the outward carriage to man honest and devout for he hath his wiles and devices 2 Cor. 2.11 and how far he may carry men out to be against the act of sin and yet sin the end of that intention the Pharisees are a lively testimony thereof Paul knew this well when he fore-told the Divel should transform himself into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11.14 now Angels of light are holy and without sin which thing if you hear